"Commentary from P.M. Carpenter"

July 18, 2017

"Memories"

Trump in campaign mode:

And, as president:

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Perhaps I'm naive, but I continue to think there is a point at which Trump's softer supporters will say, Enough. His additional bullshit — asks, for instance, cartoonist Tom Toles today: "Have we finished talking about bringing back coal-mining jobs yet? Or are we still giving that some more pointless deliberation? How about traditional manufacturing jobs? Shall we pretend a while more on that topic?" — is, to all but the most hopelessly partisan, reaching an explosive critical mass. Or so I believe. And it will blow, I further believe, sooner than we think.

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"Memories"

Trump in campaign mode:

And, as president:

***

Perhaps I'm naive, but I continue to think there is a point at which Trump's softer supporters will say, Enough. His additional bullshit — asks, for instance, cartoonist Tom Toles today: "Have we finished talking about bringing back coal-mining jobs yet? Or are we still giving that some more pointless deliberation? How about traditional manufacturing jobs? Shall we pretend a while more on that topic?" — is, to all but the most hopelessly partisan, reaching an explosive critical mass. Or so I believe. And it will blow, I further believe, sooner than we think.